Music can bring energy to the dullest of moments, but playing it while studying can be distracting – mostly because you can end up singing along to all your favourite tracks. Lyrics are the ultimate attention diverters when we’re trying to concentrate, but it’s no fun sitting in silence for hours on end with no… Continue reading The Essential Prelim Playlist
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How To… Ace Your Prelims
It’s the first week back at school and just five minutes after you’re reunited with the friends you didn’t see over the festive period – prelims hit. Some think that because prelims are marked internally, and their grades don’t end up on the all important SQA certificate, that they just don’t matter. But they do.… Continue reading How To… Ace Your Prelims
Revision: playing to your strengths
Got another evening ahead of you staring at biology notes or flicking through history textbooks in preparation for your exams? Revision is pretty boring and often tough work – but does it have to be? Cait Thomson finds out. It’s that time of year again. Whether you’re getting stuck into mocks just now or you’re… Continue reading Revision: playing to your strengths
Use Motivation to Beat Procrastination
So it’s nearly that time again. Exams are looming around the corner and they’ll be here before you know it. The feeling of dread is starting; that negative voice in your head is telling you that you’re never going to pass. (Especially that really dull subject that you regret picking – seriously, what were you… Continue reading Use Motivation to Beat Procrastination
Revision Techniques
So by now you’ll have read Jacquelyn’s amazing ‘How To….Revise‘ guide which sets you up perfectly to begin revising (if you haven’t read it yet, click that link, have a cheeky look and then come back here). That guide is great, with loads of useful hints and tips on how to really sink your teeth… Continue reading Revision Techniques
How To… Revise
It’s a word we all fear: revision. Unfortunately it’s a huge part of student life, whether you’re studying for your Standard Grades or exams at university. Fortunately, here at Source, we understand the difficulty thousands of students across Scotland face, so we’ve come up with a few handy hints and tips to help the revision… Continue reading How To… Revise